K guys. Five pages worth on word. xD
Aaaaaalright, here we go! |D
I'm going to start on the last page, with
YunaDances' first post.
Vaan Banner: The first think that stuck out to me on this banner was the difference in depth. See, the problem is that Vaan is drawn in a 3D style, while your background is very, very 2D. With a render like Vaan in tow, you'll want something with a little more depth than splatter brushes, that way it won't look so… awkward, I suppose. xD The blue in the back is too blue compared to the majority shade of blue on Vaan, I think if you wanted to use blue in the background, you should've picked a more cyan-like color. In this banner, it would've been better to go with a more…. c4d oriented style. It's pretty hard to pull off this particular Vaan render without lots and lots of practice, IMO, which is the very reason why I have never tried anything more than a stock manipulation with it. xD; The border is completely unsuited, it just seems to… come out of nowhere. Maybe this banner would've just looked better without a border in general. xD;
Balthier Banner: First one > Second one. Actually, I think somewhere in the middle would be better. The second one is over contrasted, while the first one doesn't have any contrast at all, which isn't horrible, but the banner could definitely use some. I do like this banner, even though I absolutely despise vertical canvas', the brushes, text, and colors are all really well executed, and everything looks good. I would not suggest a border for this banner. xD; I think it looks better without. Again, like with Perfectionist's Assassin X banner, his skin is really yellow in the second one, and that really bothers me, thus why I chose the first one. ^^; I mean, yeah, obviously their skin is going to be yellow since it's pretty much that color to begin with, but you want to pay attention to not going past the limit where it looks like they got the yellow version of gangrene. xD; So yeah, there's really not much more to say other than it's way better than the Vaan tag, and as Motsuko said, you've gained a level~! I actually think you could add some light textures at the bottom if you really wanted- to give it that extra bang.
Cheesepeow: I won't be rating your Illya Diversity banner for reasons you already know.
FMA: Yellow skin. D: The problem is bigger here, because his hair is also yellow, so it looks like you slapped a yellow color overlay on it: Blargh. xD; And then there are those soft pinkish colors on the left, and I really think that throws the flow of the banner off. The text is good, you're good at adding text and placement, and it's not a bad banner overall, but some of the color effects really need some help; And I'm not noticing any obviously smudging, honestly. xD; I think this banner might need a little more burning on the edges to bring the focal back to Ed's face, because my eyes are wandering. Oh, and the text could go down in opacity a bit as well. Just a bit, so it's not quite so obvious in the darker parts of the banner.
Perfectionist:
Assassin Cross Banner: Well… The style and colors make me sad. xD; Assassin Cross being my specialty class in Ragnarok Online, the first thing I realize is how the colors chosen totally do not suit the render. xD; It's too bright, and doesn't really reflect- Okay well that's just because I know about the render in depth, so I'll kill that part. That's just me being nitpicky, so onto the important part.
Smudge?
I'm neglecting to see smudge. Did you just smudge the background or something? Because if you'd smudge the assassin's scarf then it would've been much much better in terms of blending. Next. C4D?
I'm neglecting to see a c4d. ….Like, anywhere. xD; I mean, the composition of the banner is good, and the effects are as well, it's just not put together in a way that it flows and looks natural.
btw, the renders skin is like, really yellow. That's never ever a good thing. xD; Might want to keep an eye out for that in the future. Honestly, I completely disagree with Motsuko in this case, as contrast would merely make the render's skin even yellow-er, and sharpening it would make the scarf look ever more pasted on. I suggest using some selective coloring to get rid of the yellow on his face, and lowering the brightness, maybe burning the edges to give it the proper Assassin look that would actually match the render.
Pink Banner: Would you be offended if I told you: Yes, it's obvious you made it in five minutes? Well, that's kind of an overstatement, it just doesn't look like you spent much time on it. The colors are very two-tone monotonous, and the brush work looks really fast and sloppy. Like Motsuki said, you should probably sharpen the film strip brushes. They were otherwise pulled off really well- I'm jealous, because film strip borders absolutely hate me. xD;; Your render is what bothers me the most about this banner though. The toe, like Motsuko said, is cut off, and not only that, but her arm just looks really weird. :/ Kind of like someone cut it off and re-pasted it on without realizing what shading is. It's the angle, I know, but in the banner, it's just really, "wtf." xD; Also, something is wrong with her hair. The black pixelly stuff and rough cut = not okay. Pretty much, if you hadn't used that render, the banner would look awesome, but since you did, it just doesn't. ^^;;; Also, if you add filmstrip brushes, I implore you not to add another border, because that's kind of like overkill. xD;
DarkChild:
Sakuya Banner: Sometimes I wonder if it's a bad thing that I know the names of practically ever render. xD;; *SHOT'd* Anyway. Again, I don't agree with someone else's rating, and in this case, Latios is our excellent winner. I think the background is excellent in terms of matching with the render, even though it's not quite complimenting the
irritating bubbly attitude that Sakuya has, it's quite fitting with your other effects. The blending… is
okay. The different qualities of the render are somewhat weird, what with her pigtails being all blurred and her face oversharpened. The opacity on the text needs to go down swingin' *SHOT'D* So yeah. It's just too 'BANG-IN-YOUR-FACE' right now. The border is okay, though probably not the best. I do agree with Latios that the text could move more into the empty space though.
Latios:
Anya Banner lol: Well, the first thing that stood out to me in this banner was- OMG WHAT HAPPENED TO HER FACE? D: Yes, splatters on her face = not okay. I like the effects you used, but the gradient overlay needs to go down in opacity, because the purple-blue on the right just doesn't look right at all. Your focal is good, though the white orb-y thing on her shoulder is a bit distracting, and she kind of fades into the background with your gradient overlay. The lack of border is good. I approve. The circle-y things are good too. I approve. The number one thing that makes me hate this banner though are those splatters on her face. I suggest never ever put anything on your focal other than color adjustments, unless you really know what you're doing, and that wisdom of making an altered focal doesn't really strike me in this banner.
Poke'd: Okay um. I'll just rate three, if you don't mind. xD; I don't want to spend all day on this. *shot'd*
Bugs Life: No good. D: The colors don't work out, and I've always hated the green/purple combo. In vector banners, you really gotta know how to work your opacity levels, and you didn't do that in this banner, which is… no good. D: The text looks left aligned, even though it's on the right side of the banner. That's not good either. xD You'll want to have it more centered, maybe pick a different font for 'life' and space it out so it's more balanced. You'll also want some of the colors in your render in your banner, that's pretty important in vector banners, but you definitely don't want to end up using just colors from your render, otherwise, it becomes a 'Find
waldo Render' game. Just pick one color, in this case, purple most likely, and compliment it with a color that's more neutral. Like, not green. xD; The vector brush on the upper left is bugging me. Pun not intended. X_x It's covering her eye, and it's very…. 'wtf'. xD; I'd suggest moving it under the render, that'd probably help your focal.
Ichigo Banner: Hmm… first thing I see isn't how empty it is, it's those weird random… orange blobs on his sword. The orange at the bottom would've been enough, considering he's already blended elsewhere. Right now, it just looks like you accidentally erased part of his sword and arm and was like, "Oops. Oh well." *shot'd* I think you could've added some c4d's to add to the 3d-ish look of his sword, and also to just fill up that huge empty… space on the lower left. D: The Ichigo text either needs to go, or get a new font with lowered opacity. xD; It doesn't look good at all the way it is now. And you should try a different smudge setting, because the smudge you used on his hair and shoulder are… kind of messy. xD; More color effects as well, my friend. Color adjustment layers are your friend, and I'm not seeing much use of them. xD;
Hazuki:
Suzaku&Lelouch: Lighting? Check. Effects? Check. Text? Kind of check. Blending? No need. Color Effects? Check. Brightness? Not check. xD The banner is wayyy too bright, and I understand that it gives it that sort of shiny-shoujo type feel, but it's like, "WOAH PEOPLE!" Because their clothes and colors are so much darker than the background. Mind you, this doesn't mean that you need to brighten the renders. They're already blinding. xD You need to darken the background. The text, eh. It's hard to find, but once you find waldo, it looks alright. The patterns in the back are cute, and the colors you chose are good too. I especially like those shiny things that look like light textures. It's certainly not my favorite, because I just… don't like the sort of white-overlay quality the brightness of the banner gives it. xD;
Evilcheese:
Augh, I know this. His name is.. it's… bug guy… SHINO ABURAME!
Shino Banner: I'll tell you now.
This is my number one favorite banner from you. Minus the text placement. <_<
still workin' on that text there evilcheese. ;< I absolutely love the sort of under-watery look to it, the smudging or whatever it is on his jacket, and the bubbly things on the left. It's a bit dark and empty on the right, and I suggest adding some of your beloved c4d's there, but not a render c4d, more like… just an effect one. The text is okay, but you should put it closer to the actual render. Right now it just seems kind of… floating in the middle of nowhere. The colors are great, and though the render seems a tad over sharpened, the lighting is great, and you've alleviated a lot of the problems you usually have in this banner. I would totally use this myself, if I was still a Naruto fan. ;D
because the shino-kiba-hinata team rocked my socks.
MCR: Color > B&W. I don't know, it's pretty empty on the right, and the black goes vertically like | rather than the direction of the light, which is /. The text is good, but if you're going to have it, I suggest moving it closer to the render, and pulling up the opacity so that it doesn't turn into a Find Waldo game. Otherwise, this banner isn't too bad either, but I suggest trying a few new styles. You're style is getting very repetitive and monotonous, and I've never seen a brighter banner from you. xD; Lack of border is good in this tag, as is the lighting. It's good overall, but I just don't really like the effects or the render, in terms of personal opinion.
Clade.:
That-elf-banner: It looks good, but it's very… empty. The colors are monotonous to me, and I don't really like how she fades out on the left. It looks more like a stock manipulation to me, than an actual banner. xD; Not a fan of the text angle or deco's either, it's rather awkward. I like the font you used for 'WINGS', I hate the font you used for "Beautiful', so that kind of evens out a bit, but if you're going to set the two words with the same decorations, you might want to have them closer so the decorations don't seem so forced, as though it's trying to tie the words together. xD; I don't like that border at all, and really that's all I can really say, since it's pretty bland. :/
Kagami:
HARUHI?!- AUGH!!! *stabbed*
*death*
*can't rate your banner- SHOT'd*
Disregarding Haruhi for the time being, embossed text isn't really the best. I used to love it, and now I realized why people always told me to get rid of it. xD It doesn't look all that great. The orange and blue thing in the back is cool, but the second guitar is majorly out of place, and I would highly suggest removing it. The background is a big monotonous in color, and the bright parts are really distracting. The canvas is way way way too big for the render, so I'd suggest maybe… cutting it in half in terms of height, and cutting off a third of it in terms of width. X_x;
yeah, that's how big it is. Not sure I'm a big fan of those filters you used on the left either, or that weird emboss/stroke on Haruhi herself. It's just… overly filtered. xD The border is good though. Definitely not something I like all too much though.
Michii:
Comparing the two versions, the original and edits, I'll list some pro's and cons.
Original:
+ Colors, sharpness, and brightness. The red lighting on the main flower is awesome. Out of all four versions, I like the very very first one the best.
- In-Your-Face Scanlines, white blocks that need to go down in opacity. I wouldn't suggest a clipping mask like evilcheese, because that defeats the purpose of adding those blocks in the first place.
Edited Version:
+ Scanlines, thank god they're down. xD I like the second version though because they're sharper, and it's not as blurry as before. The lighting is still rockin' my socks.
- Major major minus here: Color. I terribly hate the white parts that suddenly turned yellow. xD; I mean, it looks good on the blocks, but definitely not on the text or flowers. Blurriness. Argh, that sudden blurry quality really bothers me. xD;; It's like it went from High Quality scan to Low Quailty scan, and High Quality is always better.
Borderless > Bordered
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If I missed you, please tell me. |D
And I'm here to re-pump my Badou banner, because I'd love to know anything you have to say. I'm going to keep working on it until I decide I've used my
sexy Livonse banner for a good amount of time. xD *SHOT'd*
Motsuko: Yeah, I'm planning on adding a border once I finish the contents. xD I always add the border last. "I'm going to do a border kind of like the one on my Livonse banner, but I'm going to put an orange -> blue gradient overlay on it"- is what I'm planning.
Motsuko & Shiranui: Dot? o_o I see no dot? D: *SHOT'd* That would probably be the reason why I didn't notice it. :B
edit: SHOOT! I gotta take my own advice. I just realized how ugly-yellow Badou's hand is. xD;;
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